March 7, 2011
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WikiLeaks Analysis Suggests Hundreds of Thousands of Unrecorded Iraqi Deaths By Les Roberts
The implications of the WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs for the US standing in the Middle-East are profound. Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Independent Media Newslinks for 7 March 2011
7 March 2011 — creative-i.info Fareed Zakaria’s Contra Solution in Libya Nato ‘weighing action on Libya’ The Independent: Libya capture a ‘misunderstanding’ Former PM calls for talks to end Libya deadlock BBC VIDEO: John Simpson under fire in Libya US and allies step up military and intelligence operations in Libya Who’s backing the eastern rebels? Continue reading
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Libya: Bewitched, bothered and bewildered By William Bowles
So why did Chavez and Castro (as well as Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua) offer public support to Ghadafi? Well, as things have turned out, it is clear that this is not about Ghadafi but all about imperial ambitions and I hazard the guess that they both knew more about the machinations of the Empire than… Continue reading
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What the Sky Decision Tells Us About Media Reform By Dan Hind
The purchase by Murdoch of the shares in Sky currently owned by Pearson and others won’t mean that a viable media system will become the plaything of unaccountable interests. The media system won’t suddenly turn into a conduit for commercial propaganda, an instrument of state manipulation. It won’t become a fatally unreliable source of information… Continue reading
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Money as a weapon in West’s war on Libya
As the violence continues in Libya, the US has been sending warships and more troops in that direction, fueling speculation of a military intervention. Some believe, however, that the West has already launched its war against Gaddafi’s regime. Continue reading
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NATO’s Inevitable War: The Flood of Lies regarding Libya By Fidel Castro Ruz
The colossal campaign of lies, unleashed by the mass media, resulted in great confusion in world public opinion. Some time will go by before we can reconstruct what has really happened in Libya, and we can separate the true facts from the false ones that have been spread. Continue reading
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West putting a toe over Libya’s border
The eight Special Air Service officers were in the eastern part of the country escorting a junior diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels. They were seized on Sunday by anti-government protesters, who said they were outraged by the incident, seeing it as foreign intervention into Libya’s internal affairs. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 March, 2011: Pushing for a Palestinian Tahrir
6 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Pink Floyd singer joins cultural boycott of Israel IMEMC – Monday March 07, 2011 – 03:08, The former lead singer of the rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, is the latest artist to voice support for the boycott of Israel, in an effort to Continue reading
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Events in Libya through the eyes of witnesses: Summary from February 28
A very informative and honest report on the real situation in Libya. The so-called western media and Jazeera along with it, are clearly beyond all redemption. Continue reading
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The Libyan labyrinth By Vijay Prashad
A short history of Ghadafi’s Green Revolution. Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011
6 March 2011– creative-i.info Saudi Arabia releases Shiite cleric after Shiites staged protests The Canadian Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi authorities have released a Shiite cleric two days after Shiites in the eastern region demonstrated demanding his release. Tawfiq al-Amer, who was arrested last week after he called for a constitutional monarchy, … www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iW10N5CVXXncUP1VewWwYunIng0A?docId=6160003 Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info Qaddafi strikes back at Libya rebels’ western advance Christian Science Monitor Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi pushed back Sunday against a rebel advance toward Mr. Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from Libya’s ‘liberated’ east. Rebels walk forward as smoke raises from mortar and tank shelling during a fight against Continue reading